Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ) and (VA Form 21P-527)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VA Form 21P-527 Application for Veteran's Pension	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VA Form 21P-527EZ Application for Veteran's Pension	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VA Form 21P-527EZ Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ),and (VA Form 21P-527)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form 21P-527 Income, Asset, and Employment Statement	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form 21P-527 Income, Asset, and Employment Statement	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
30-Day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-09-28	Repair queued
Comment-Response 3 (2900-0002) .docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-08-21	Repair queued
Comment-Response 2 (2900-0002) .docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-08-21	Repair queued
60-Day FRN (2900-0002).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Repair queued
2900-0002 Supporting Stmt (VAF 21P-527, 21P-527EZ) .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-08-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
28067	Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ),and (VA Form 21P-527)	Form	Modified	Application for Veteran's Pension
28067	Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ),and (VA Form 21P-527)	Form	Modified	Application for Veteran's Pension
28067	Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ),and (VA Form 21P-527)	Form	Modified
232906	Income, Asset, and Employment Statement	Form and Instruction	Removed	Income, Asset, and Employment Statement
232906	Income, Asset, and Employment Statement	Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0002	ICR Reference No: 202005-2900-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-2900-001
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-P&F-MS
Title: Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ) and (VA Form 21P-527)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/02/2020
Terms of Clearance: In the next revision, extension, or reinstatement request, VA shall modify the statement "Your obligation to respond is required in order to obtain or retain benefits." to "Your response is required in order to obtain or retain benefits." In addition, VBA shall consult with VHA to determine if any of the information requested duplicates that collected or held by VHA, such as the VHA's income verification process or medical records.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	100,000	0	100,000
Time Burden (Hours)	56,250	0	56,250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: VA Form 21P-527EZ, is the prescribed form for claiming Veterans Pension under the Fully Developed Claim program. VA Form 21P-527 is used to gather the necessary information to determine a veteran’s eligibility for Veterans Pension. Without this information, VA will not be able to determine a Veteran’s eligibility to the benefit. A Veteran may also use this form to file a new Veterans Pension claim after VA has discontinued a previous pension award and the Veteran is requesting his or her benefits be reinstated.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 1502 Name of Law: Determinations with respect to disability
   US Code: 38 USC 1503 Name of Law: Determinations with respect to annual income
   US Code: 38 USC 5101(a) Name of Law: Claims and Forms
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 35996	06/12/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 60522	09/25/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Veterans Pension (VA Form 21P-527EZ),and (VA Form 21P-527)	VA Form 21P-527EZ, VA Form 21P-527	Application for Veteran's Pension ,   Application for Veteran's Pension
Income, Asset, and Employment Statement	21P-527	Income, Asset, and Employment Statement

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100,000	100,000	0	25,000	-25,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	56,250	56,250	0	25,000	-25,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Overall burden not effected by consolidation adjustment. Previous burden estimate reinstated.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,532,305

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/02/2020

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